PETALING JAYA: Malaysia welcomes the decision from Saudi Arabia to allow 10 days entry for foreigners who intend to perform the umrah in Mecca.
In a joint statement issued Tuesday (Nov 3), Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein and Minister of Religious Affairs in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri stated that the two ministries will cooperate to ensure Malaysian pilgrims too get to perform the umrah in Saudi Arabia despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
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